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Kanji Detail for 満 - "full, satisfy"

  • Meaning

    満 means "full, satisfy." Also associated with entire.

    1. Full - Completely filled.

    2. Satisfy - To fulfill; to content.

    3. Entire - Whole; complete.

  • Words using

    • 不満 ふまん Listen dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure
    • 未満 みまん Listen less than; under; below
    • 満塁 まんるい Listen bases loaded
    • 満員 まんいん Listen full house; no vacancy; sold out
    • 満了 まんりょう Listen expiration; termination
    • 満点 まんてん Listen perfect score; full marks; perfect
    • 肥満 ひまん Listen corpulence; fatness; obesity
    • 満々 まんまん Listen full of; brimming with
  • Four-character idioms with

    • 満場一致 まんじょういっち Listen unanimity; unanimous consent; unanimous agreement
    • 順風満帆 じゅんぷうまんぱん Listen smooth sailing
    • 不平不満 ふへいふまん Listen discontent and grumbling
    • 円満具足 えんまんぐそく Listen (things) being complete, tranquil, and in harmony
    • 喜色満面 きしょくまんめん Listen being all smiles with joy
    • 大兵肥満 だいひょうひまん Listen big portly man
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    • Verified meaning: full, satisfy
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read まん, みち, みちる, みつ)
    • Also carries these associations: entire

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of

    Given names (まん)Listen (みちる)Listen (みつる)Listen

    Surnames (みち)Listen (みつ)Listen (みつざき)Listen (みのる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    full; fullness; enough; satisfy

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    fullness, enough; pride

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 滿|满
  • Onyomi

    tip
  • Kunyomi

    tip
  • Strokes

    tip
  • Radical

    tip
  • Related Keywords

Sentences including

  • I am very pleased with my new house.

  • She was satisfied with the result.

  • People often complain about the weather.

  • He was satisfied to know the result.

  • He did nothing but complain about his job.

  • He was never content with his success.

  • Happy is the man who is contented.

  • Your speech was far from satisfactory.

  • As for myself , i am satisfied.

  • He is unsatisfied with the result.

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